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A Year On, Turkey Earthquake Survivors Struggle To Rebuild Lives
The quake that struck in the early hours of Feb. 6 levelled towns and parts of some cities in the country's southeast. It killed more than 53,000 people in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in neighbouring Syria and left millions homeless.
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Severed Roads, Remote Location: Challenges Of Japan Quake Rescuers As Survival Time Nears
Thousands of rescuers pressed on in their search for survivors of a New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 81 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible within a three day survival window that ends on Thursday afternoon.
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"Don't Send Us Back": Afghanistan Earthquake Survivors Recall Horror
Afghan earthquake survivor Negar could hardly bear a single night in her half-demolished village, for fear of more aftershocks, before she asked to be sent back to the city.
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Poor Hygiene, No Clean Water: New Threats To Morocco Quake Survivors
In her earthquake-hit Moroccan town, Zina Mechghazzi has improvised a sink by placing a pink bucket and a bar of soap on the dusty ground amid the ruins.
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"There's Nothing Left": Morocco Quake Leaves People Traumatised
When Khadija Temera, a survivor of Morocco's devastating earthquake, was sent to a psychiatrist on Tuesday, she was just one of a hundred newly traumatised patients who would be seen within 24 hours.
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Rescuers Race Against Time To Find Survivors After Deadly Morocco Quake
Hopes were dimming on Tuesday in Morocco's desperate search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, most of them in remote villages in the High Atlas Mountains.
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Morocco Earthquake Kills More Than 2,000, Survivors Rely On "Nobody But God"
Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages.
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Rescuers Dig For Survivors After Quake Killed Over 1,000 In Morocco
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped.
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"Thought My Bed Was Going To Fly Away": Morocco Quake Survivors Recount Horror
A strong earthquake jolted Morocco on Friday and killed more than 600 people and injured over 300.
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Turkey Gifts Mexico A German Shepherd Pup. Here Is Why
Mexico's army welcomed a new search puppy on Wednesday, gifted from Turkey following the death in the line of duty of a Mexican rescue dog who had been helping to find survivors of February's massive earthquake near the Syrian border.
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2-Month-old Turkey Quake Survivor's Mother Found, Tweets Ukraine Minister
The two-month-old was pulled out from under the rubble after 128 hours.
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"We Are Waiting," Turkey Quake Survivors Struggle To Find Shelter
Nearly two million people left homeless by the quake are being housed in tents, container homes and other facilities in and beyond the region, according to Turkish authorities, but Alswed, 25, said his extended family had not yet benefitted.
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Mattresses, Documents, Electronics: Turks Risk It All To Retrieve Belongings
Earthquake survivors in Turkey risked returning to their damaged or collapsed homes for one last chance to salvage what they could from their past lives, hours before another deadly quake struck the region on Monday.
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Turkey Finds New Survivor 278 Hours After Massive Quake That Killed 41,000
Turkish rescuers on Friday pulled a 45-year-old man from rubble nearly 12 days after a devastating quake claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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"Nobody Here": Turkey Quake Survivors Look For Loved Ones
Selva, 48, watched Turkish and international teams scour through the remains of her building in Turkey's shattered Syrian border region city of Antakya. Each one of them gave up before finding her relatives.
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A Year On, Turkey Earthquake Survivors Struggle To Rebuild Lives
The quake that struck in the early hours of Feb. 6 levelled towns and parts of some cities in the country's southeast. It killed more than 53,000 people in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in neighbouring Syria and left millions homeless.
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Severed Roads, Remote Location: Challenges Of Japan Quake Rescuers As Survival Time Nears
Thousands of rescuers pressed on in their search for survivors of a New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 81 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible within a three day survival window that ends on Thursday afternoon.
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"Don't Send Us Back": Afghanistan Earthquake Survivors Recall Horror
Afghan earthquake survivor Negar could hardly bear a single night in her half-demolished village, for fear of more aftershocks, before she asked to be sent back to the city.
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Poor Hygiene, No Clean Water: New Threats To Morocco Quake Survivors
In her earthquake-hit Moroccan town, Zina Mechghazzi has improvised a sink by placing a pink bucket and a bar of soap on the dusty ground amid the ruins.
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"There's Nothing Left": Morocco Quake Leaves People Traumatised
When Khadija Temera, a survivor of Morocco's devastating earthquake, was sent to a psychiatrist on Tuesday, she was just one of a hundred newly traumatised patients who would be seen within 24 hours.
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Rescuers Race Against Time To Find Survivors After Deadly Morocco Quake
Hopes were dimming on Tuesday in Morocco's desperate search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, most of them in remote villages in the High Atlas Mountains.
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Morocco Earthquake Kills More Than 2,000, Survivors Rely On "Nobody But God"
Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages.
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Rescuers Dig For Survivors After Quake Killed Over 1,000 In Morocco
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped.
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"Thought My Bed Was Going To Fly Away": Morocco Quake Survivors Recount Horror
A strong earthquake jolted Morocco on Friday and killed more than 600 people and injured over 300.
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Turkey Gifts Mexico A German Shepherd Pup. Here Is Why
Mexico's army welcomed a new search puppy on Wednesday, gifted from Turkey following the death in the line of duty of a Mexican rescue dog who had been helping to find survivors of February's massive earthquake near the Syrian border.
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2-Month-old Turkey Quake Survivor's Mother Found, Tweets Ukraine Minister
The two-month-old was pulled out from under the rubble after 128 hours.
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"We Are Waiting," Turkey Quake Survivors Struggle To Find Shelter
Nearly two million people left homeless by the quake are being housed in tents, container homes and other facilities in and beyond the region, according to Turkish authorities, but Alswed, 25, said his extended family had not yet benefitted.
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Mattresses, Documents, Electronics: Turks Risk It All To Retrieve Belongings
Earthquake survivors in Turkey risked returning to their damaged or collapsed homes for one last chance to salvage what they could from their past lives, hours before another deadly quake struck the region on Monday.
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Turkey Finds New Survivor 278 Hours After Massive Quake That Killed 41,000
Turkish rescuers on Friday pulled a 45-year-old man from rubble nearly 12 days after a devastating quake claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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"Nobody Here": Turkey Quake Survivors Look For Loved Ones
Selva, 48, watched Turkish and international teams scour through the remains of her building in Turkey's shattered Syrian border region city of Antakya. Each one of them gave up before finding her relatives.
